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Check the internet for free full text if the Library says we don't have it
The 'Title phrase search' hack - might save you having to do an ILL request:
- Highlight / copy the complete title of the article you want
- Go to Google Scholar or just regular Google or other search engine
- Paste that complete article title, but type a double quote mark ( " ) in the front of and again right after the end of the title (making this a phrase search)
- Run the search and see if you get lucky
Why does this sometimes work?
- An author may put their article in an open repository at the school they work at
- An author may have a personal web page and put it up there
- An author may have a ResearchGate or Academia.edu account (social media for Academics) and out their article up there